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He finished eighth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.
He finished eighth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.
This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel and Jörg Elbe. He has continued to jump into the Masters athletics age groups. He is the current world record holder in the M45 and M50 age divisions.